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Revolutionary War Graves of Soldiers of the American Revolution Buried in Michigan whose graves have been officially reported, located or marked, by the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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| Revolutionary Soldier | Born | Died | Buried | Revolutionary Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annabil, Ebenezer | 1756 | Sept. 23, 1842 | Bridgewater Center, Mich. | Sergeant |
| Armstrong, Archibald | 1749 | - | Oakwood Cemetery, Saline, Mich. | Drummer boy |
| Baldwin, Nathaniel | July 20, 1761, CT | Aug. 30, 1840 | Rochester, Mich | Enlisted in sixth regiment from Conn., under Col. Parsons. Discharged Dec. 10, 1775. |
| Ball, Eli | Aug. 5, 1766 | Dec. 11, 1857 | Whig Center Cemetery, near Herricksville, Branch County, Mich. | - |
| Bancker, James | - | - | Farmer's Creek Cemetery, Lapeer, Mich. | - |
| Barber, John | June 30, 1760 | Dec. 2, 1834 | Oakwood Cemetery, Adrain, Mich. | Capt. Abner Hayard's Company, 2nd Regt. |
| Barron, Jonathan | June 30, 1760 | Dec. 2, 1834 | Hillsdale Cemetery, St. Clair, Mi. | - |
| Bates, Caleb | - | 1845 | Lakeview Cemetery, Hillsdale, Mich. | - |
| Beach, Jonathan | Oct. 2, 1761 | 1850 | Mt. Morris Cemetery, Genesee County, Mi. | Aide to General Washington |
| Bishop, Hopper | Mar. 22, 1762 | Apr. 3, 1861 | Novi Cemetery, Oakland County, Mich. | Private in Capt. John Carpenter's company. |
| Blanchard, John | 1763 | - | - | Pensioner in 1840, age 77. |
| Brady, Hugh | July 1768 | Apr. 15, 1851 | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mi. | - |
| Britton, John | 1755, NY | May 20, 1846 | Horton Cemetery, Atlas Township, Goodrich, Mi. | Private in Capt. Geo. Forepaugh's co., 5th battalion, Philadelphia militia. Brother of William Britton |
| Britton, William | 1749 | 1844 | Horton Cemetery, Atlas, Township, Goodrich, Mi. | Brother of John Britton |
| Brooks, Ahira | Mar. 10, 1760 | Apr. 20, 1858 | Soldiers Cemetery, Sturgis Mi. | Gravestone inscription "A Revolutionary Soldier" Navy emblem on grave. |
| Bulson, Benjamin | 1754 | - | - | Enlisted, March, 1776, in N. Y.; company commanded by Capt. Thos. Mitchell, under Col. Van Courtlandt, in Gen. Putnam's brigade. |
| Cady, Elias | Sept. 7, 1756 | Mar. 31, 1853 | Oak Hill Cemetery, Holly, Oakland County, Mi. | Enlisted at Boston during the first year of the war and served till the close. "He spent the winter in Valley Forge with Gen. Washington." Pensioner. |
| Carr, Caleb, Sr. | Oct. 13, 1762 | July 18, 1839 | Novi Cemetery | Enlisted Nov. 2, 1776; served through an Indian alarm; was a private in Capt. Millard's company, under Col. John Waterman; corporal in Capt. Millard's company, 1st division, under Col. Wakeman. |
| Chamberlain, Joshua | 1760 | Feb. 20, 1827 | Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | Enlisted, April 3, 1777, at Richmond, Berkshire Co., Mass.; served as private until April 3, 1780, in Capt. Jeremiah Miller's company, Col. Vose regiment of Mass. troops. |
| Chilson, Ezra | Nov. 20, 1762 Scituate, R.I. | Sept. 18, 1838 | Silver Brook Cemetery, Niles, Mich. | - |
| Clark, Jeremiah | abt. 1760 Preston, Ct. | June 1, 1845 | Clarkston, Mich | Served under Capt. Bigelow Lawrence, entered service, March 2, 1778; discharged May 2, 1778. The Vermont revolutionary rolls record the name Jeremiah Clark on the payroll of Capt. Samuel Robertson, under Lt. Col. Eben Walbridge, June 15 to July 10, 1778. |
| Clark, Moses | Sept. 24, 1761 Lebanon, Conn. | Jan. 2, 1844 | Walker Cemetery, Walker, Mich. | - |
| Cook, Elijah | Sept. 10, 1759 | June 30, 1839 | Cook's Prairie Cemetery, Homer, Mich. | - |
| Crawford, John | - | - | Meade Cemetery | - |
| Crombie, Ebenezer | - | - | Michigan | Sergeant, Revolutionary War. |
| Cross, Jeduthan | Oct. 15, 1764 | 1839 | Oakwood | Revolutionary War Soldier. |
| Crossman, Josiah | Nov. 25, 1760 Norton, Mass. | - | Davis Cemetery | - |
| Cruttenden, Timothy | abt. 1746 | abt. 1842 | Oakhill Cemetery, near Saline, Mich. | Revolutionary War Soldier |
| Cutler, Josiah | - | - | Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Michigan | - |
| Darling, Joseph | Sept. 3, 1764 | June 3, 1764 | Jackson, Mich. | - |
| Delong, Frances | June 8, 1759 | Feb. 8, 1862 | Hartford Cemetery, Hartford, Mich. | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. |
| Donaldson, Altamont | Nov. 13, 1763 | Jan. 26, 1847 | Fenton, Genesee County, Mich. | "Grave marked by Genesee Chapter NSDAR Flint, Michigan" |
| Drake, Elijah | July 4, 1759, PA | Apr. 8, 1848 | Royal Oak Mich. | An associator, May 22, 1775, Northampton Co., Pa., militia; a lieutenant under Jacob Stroud; a captain, 1776; in 1778, under Capt. Schoonhoven; 1799, under Col. Armstrong, Northampton Co., Pa. |
| Dubois, Conrad | - | - | - | - |
| Dubois, Martin | Oct. 21, 1764, NY | 1854 | Fitchburg Cemetery, Leslie, Mich. | - |
| Dunn, Samuel | - | - | Plymouth, Wayne County, Mich | Grave marked by Louisa St. Clair Chapter, Detroit |
| Earle, Rufus | - | - | Barren Lake Cemetyery, Niles, Mich. | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. |
| Emmons, James | VA. | 1839 | Riverside Cemetery, Dowagiac, Mich. | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. |
| Evans, Edward | May 8, 1766 | Dec. 27, 1853 | Constantine, Mich | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. |
| Fellows, Abiel | Oct. 17, 1764, CT | 1833 | Fellows Farm, near Schoolcraft | Grave marked by Abiel Fellows Chapter D.A.R., Three Rivers, Mich. |
| Ferris, Benjamin | age 100 | - | Farm of his grandson, near Athens, Calhoun County, Mich. | Grave marked by Abiel Fellows Chapter D.A.R., Three Rivers, Mich. |
| Grace, Benjamin | 1760 | Nov. 15, 1851 | Clarenceville Cemetery | Enlisted at Amherst, N. H., 1780, served under Capt. Livermore and Col, Scammel until 1783. |
| Graham, James | 1749 | Sept. 5, 1837 | Graham Family Cemetery, Avon, Mich. | Enlisted Apr. 15, 1777 in Capt. Hewitt's co., Col. Dennison's regiment, Conn. militia. In Capt. Spaulding's company, Col. Butler's regiment. |
| Grant, Isaac, Dr. | 1759 | Nov. 9, 1841 | Albion, Mich | Grave marked by Grant Chapter, Albion, Mich. |
| Green, Levi | June 6, 1758, RI | June 21, 1859 | North Farmington Cemetery, | Enlisted, July 1, 1776, for eight months under Capt. Baldwin. Second enlistment was for month of July, 1777, under Capt. Newell. His third enlistment was Aug., 1777, under Capt. Brown, Col. Simond's regiment, Mass. militia. |
| Gregory, Esbon | - | - | Plains Cemetery, near Troy Corners, Oakland County, Mich. | Enlisted June 15, 1777 as private in Capt. Amariah Babbitt's company, Col. Benj. Simon's regiment, Mass. militia. |
| Guernsey, Southmayd | Apr. 10, 1763, CT | Apr. 4, 1850 | Athens, Mich | Grave marked by Battle Creek Chapter, Battle Creek, Mich. |
| Hallock, William, Major | - | - | Kalmback Farm, Washtenaw County, Mich. | - |
| Hamtramck, John Frances | 1757, Canada | Apr. 11, 1803 | Mt. Elliot Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | Grave marked by Louisa St. Clair Chapter, Detroit, Mich. |
| Harrington, James | 1763 | 1825 | - | Rhode Island Troops as a Corporal. |
| Hatfield, Mason | - | - | Stoney Creek Cemetery, near Saline, Mich. | Grave marked by Ypsilanti Chapter D.A.R., Ypsilanti, Mich. |
| Hickman, Isaac | 1757, NJ | Aug. 15, 1845 | Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Mich. | Grave marked by Battle Creek Chapter D.A.R. |
| Holland, Joseph | Oct. 1760, CT | - | Romeo | Grave marked by Alexander Macomb Chapter D.A.R., Mt. Clemens, Mich. |
| Horton, George | 1761 | 1835 | Rochester Cemetery, Rochester, Mich. | Enlisted May, 1780, at the age of nineteen, in Capt. Shoemaker's Pa. troops; served until Sept., 1783; the Pa. Archives, fifth series, records his service in the second class, seventh company, fifth battalion, Pa. militia, for 1782. |
| Hotchkiss, Enoch | - | - | Orchard on his farm, Oakland County, Mich. | Revolutionary service claimed. Grave marked by General Richardson Chapter, Pontiac, Mich. |
| Howard, Brooks | Mar. 14, 1765 Nova Scotia | July 5, 1858 | Chesterfield Cemetery | Grave marked by Alexander Macomb Chapter D.A.R., Mt. Clemens, Mich. |
| Huff, Abraham | 1760 | 1850 | Shurte Cemetery, LaGrange Mich. | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. |
| Hulick, Derrick | Montgomery, NJ | 1843 | Lakeville Cemetery, Oakland County, Mich. | Enlisted, June 1, 1776, in Capt. Wm. Baird's company, under Col. Quick; also under Capt. Rynear Staats and Col. Frelinghuysen of N. J. |
| Ingram, Amos | 1757, NY | Aug. 11, 1838 | Irving, Mich. | Served under General Washington |
| Jones, Solomon | 1760, CT | 1865 | Davisburg Cemetery | Enlisted, July, 1775, in Capt. Abyah Rowle's 6th company, Conn. militia stationed on the Sound until Sept. 14; ordered to Boston. |
| Kimball, Eben | - | - | Willow Grove Cemetery, Armanda, Mich. | Grave marked by Alexander Macomb Chapter D.A.R., Mt. Clemens, Mich. |
| Landon, Nathan | 1757 | - | - | Enlisted Feb. 1, 1776, in Capt. Archibald Shaw's company, Col. Wm. C. Maxwell's regiment, New Jersey Militia. Served until Nov. 14, 1776, when regiment was dismissed, by Gen. Gates, at Ticonderoga. |
| Lawrence, Levi | Aug. 9, 17-- | Dec. 10, 1838 | Saginaw, Mich. | - |
| Lincoln, Abiathar | - | - | Near Jackson, Mich. | - |
| Lybrook, Henry | 1755 | 1839 | Shurte Cemetery, LaGrange, Mich | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. |
| Mack, Stephen | 1764, Lyme, CT | Nov. 11, 1826 | Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | Enlisted at age of sixteen in New Hampshire militia, as a private in Capt. John Trotter's company under Col. Rufus Putnam's sixth regiment; received rank of colonel in Vermont troops. |
| Merrill, Caleb Baker | 1754 Great Barrington, Mass. | July 2, 1842 | Clarkston, Mich. | Commissioned officer in the battles of Bennington, Bemis Heights, Saratoga, Stillwater and at the surrender of Burgoyne. |
| Niles, Samuel | - | July, 1838 | Crook Cemetery, Troy, Mich. | Grave marked by General Richardson Chapter, Pontiac, Mich. |
| Otis, Edward | 1766, CT | 1851, IN | Buchanan, Mich. | Connecticut Troops |
| Pangborn, William | 1742 | Mar. 10, 1852 | Michigan | Fought under Washington through the Revolution. |
| Pardy, Joseph | - | - | Oakridge Cemetery, Marshall, Mich. | Grave marked by the Mary Marshall Chapter D.A.R., Marshall, Mich. |
| Parker, Ezra | Dec. 13, 1745 Wallingford, CT | July 7, 1842 | Royal Oak Cemetery, Royal Oak, Mich. | Grave stone inscribed "Revolutionary soldier". Was in battles of Bunker Hill and of Lexington, in Berkshire Co., Mass., militia; sergt. in Arnold's expedition through Maine and Quebec; in battles of Bennington and Saratoga. |
| Peck, Selah | - | 1859 | Athens, Mich. | Grave marked by Battle Creek Chapter, Battle Creek, Mich. |
| Pettigrew, John | 1757, VA | 1838 | Union Cemetery, La Grange, Mich. | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. |
| Petty, Jacob | - | 1838 | Sashabaw Plains, Oakland County, Mich. | Claimed to have belonged to Washington's Body Guard. |
| Phelps, Joel | July 16, 1755 | - | Rose Corners Cemetery, Oakland County, Mich. | Enlisted June, 1775 in Capt. John McKinstry's company, Col. John Patterson's Mass. reg. Capt. Hall's company, under Col. Henry Sherbourn, 1777. Capt. Stephen Hardin's company under Col. Zebulon Butler, Conn. reg. Gen. Burgoyne's army of Va. Pensioner. |
| Porter, Moses | - | - | Metamora Cemetery, Lapeer County, Mich. | Grave marked by General Richardson Chapter, Pontiac, Mich. |
| Post, Beniah | - | - | - | "Soldier of the Revolution" |
| Potter, Lydia (Barnes) | - | Aug. 1836 | Baldwin Cemetery, Avon, Mich. | "She worked night and day for the destitute soldiers at Valley Forge'. |
| Pratt, Caleb | 1760 | - | Oakland County, Mich. | "Under Stark at Bennington." |
| Pratt, Stephen | Dec. 17, 1764, MA | Aug. 3, 1854 | Mountain Home, Otsego, Mich. | Grave marked by Hannah McIntosh Cady Chapter, Allegan. |
| Quick, John | 1760, NJ | 1851 | Laphan Cemetery, Maple Grove, Mich. | Served under Washington in N.J. and was in Pa. campaigns. |
| Ransom, Ezekiel, Major | Oct. 1, 1763, CT | Nov. 1, 1838 | Mountain Home, Kalamazxoo, Mich. | Vermont Militia, non-commissioned officer on staff of General Washington. |
| Root, Eleazor | 1764 | - | Oak Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Mich. | Grave marked by Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter, Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sampson, Jonathan, Jr. | - | - | Grave not located | Minute man in the Revolution. |
| Scrambling, George | - | - | - | Youngest Captain buried in Michigan |
| Selkirk, Jeremiah | - | - | Wayland, Mich | Aide-de-camp to Washington, "Fought under the name of Silkrags, under which name he was pensioned." |
| Sellick, James | 1763, CT | 1851 | Allen Cemetery, Silver Creek, Mich. | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Mich. |
| Smith, Frances | - | - | Benton Cemetery, near Saline, Mich. | Grave marked by Ypsilanti Chapter, Ypsilanti, Mich. |
| Smith, Ithamar | Jan. 13, 1756 Long Meadow, MA | Sept. 1, 1844 | Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | Enlisted, June, 1776, for 6 months, private in Capt. Josiah Smith's company, Col. Whitney's reg.; in Apr., 1777, as an artificer in Capt. Richard Faxon's company, Col. David Mason's reg.; 1779, quartermaster shop at Springfield, Mass. |
| Smith, Reuben | - | - | Near Marine City, Mich. | Grave marked by Ot-si-ke-ta Chapter D.A.R., St. Clair, Mich. |
| Sorter, George | 1756 | Sept. 14, 1851 | Raisinville Cemetery, six miles south of Monroe, Mich. | Grave marked by Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter D.A.R., Ann Arbor, Mich. |
| Sprague, Silas | Feb. 18, 1762, CT | Mar. 8, 1841 | Crooks Cemetery, Troy, Mich. | Mustered, July, 1779, from Great Barrington, Capt. Goodrich's company, Col. Ashley's reg.; also served for the town of Stillwater, 1781; a major in the Toledo War. |
| Stevens, James | 1756 | July 8, 1846 | Arlington Cemetery, near Lawrence, Mich. | Grave marked by Algonquin Chapter D.A.R. of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Mich. |
| Sweet, Wilbur | 1760, VT | Aug. 19, 1857 | Under investigation | - |
| Terhune, John | NJ | - | Emily Whitmore Park Cemetery, Washtenaw County, Mich. | Captain John Intwater's Company, NY |
| Terhune, Sarah (Vreeland) | - | - | Emily Whitmore Park Cemetery, Washtenaw County, Mich. | "Sarah Terhune walked nine miles before dawn to warn the American Camp of the approach of the British who had encamped the night before on a corner of her father's plantation at Hackensack." The young soldier to whom she delivered the message became her h |
| Terry, William Nathan | 1760 | Jan. 20, 1840 | Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | Captain Ransom's Company, PA Troops, under Col. Butler. |
| Toby, Zoeth | Dec. 30, 1758, MA | 1838 | Lawler Cemetery, Charlestown, Mich. | Grave marked by Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter D.A.R. |
| Todd, Joseph | Feb. 11, 1765 Warsaw, NY | - | Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Mich. | Enlisted Apr., 1781. Private in Capt. Peter Bertholft's company, Col. Henry Wasner's reg., N. Y. militia. |
| Trumbull, John | Apr. 13, 1750, CT | May 12, 1831 | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | Grave marked by Louisa St. Clair Chapter D.A.R., Detroit, Mich. |
| Van Netter (Van Netten), Joseph | 1763 | - | Oakland County, Mich. | Served in Capt. Wendell's company, Col. Wynkoop's reg., N. Y. troops; later under Col. Van Schaick; was in battles of Monmouth and Yorktown. First Revolutionary soldier to file an application for pension in Oakland Co. court. Was pensioned Feb. 22, 1822. |
| Watkins, Mark | Dec. 6, 1763 | June 21, 1836 | Leonidas, Mich | Grave marked by Abiel Fellows Chapter D.A.R, Three Rivers, Mich. |
| Wellman, Zadock | 1761 | - | East of Troy Corners, Oakland County, Mich. | Name on pension roll of 1840. |
| Witherell, James | June 16, 1759, MA | Jan. 9, 1838 | Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Mich. | Grave marked by Louisa St. Clair Chapter D.A.R., Detroit, Mich. |
| Wood, Nathan | 1760 | Dec. 10, 1846 | Riverside Cemetery, Albion, Mich | Grave marked by Hannah Tracy Grant Chapter D.A.R., Albion, Mich. |
| Woodruff, Benjamin | Nov. 26, 1744, NJ | Oct. 18, 1837 | Forest Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich. | Grave marked by Sarah Caswell Angell Chapter D.A.R., Ann Arbor, Mich. |
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